About

School Profile

Harvard-Westlake School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades 7-12. It is the result of a merger between Harvard School, founded in 1900, and Westlake School for Girls, established in 1904. Coeducation began in September of 1991.

Student Profile

1599 students enrolled

727 at Middle School (Grades 7-9)

872 at Upper School (Grade 10-12)

Student to Faculty Ratio: 8:1

Average Class Size: 16

Advanced Placement Results

In 2016, 663 Harvard-Westlake students took 1,911 A.P. tests.

ACT/SAT Performance (Class of 2017)

SAT Critical Reading: 701

SAT Math: 729

SAT Writing: 712

ACT Highest Composite: 32

National Merit Recognition

Harvard-Westlake ranks among the top high schools in the country in number of National Merit Semifinalists. In the class of 2017, there are 26 students who were National Merit Recognition Semi-Finalists, with 75 with Letters of Commendation.

Finances

Operating Budget:

$76,019,320

Endowment:

$75,085,263

Annual Giving:

$8,004,323

Financial Aid

For the 2016-17 academic year, a total of approximately $10.8 million has been committed to aid.

This figure represents more than 14% of the school’s entire operating budget. Nearly 20% of the student body receives financial assistance from the school. Tuition grants, awarded for demonstrated need, average $27,000 this year and range from a few thousand dollars to 99% of tuition. Automatic coverage of many school-related expenses raises the total of an average financial aid package to approximately $32,500.

Incoming Students

Newly enrolled students applied from 105 sending schools and 95 different zip codes